Colossians 1.15-23. Special thanks to Richie Sessions (RUF at Vanderbilt University), as he helped form the core ideas and questions in this sermon. Other resources: The Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon, Douglass J. Moo. Colossians and Philemon, David W. Pao. Colossians and Philemon, N.T. Wright.

1 John 4.7-11. What would it look like to have dating relationships that are shaped by the kind of love that Jesus shows his people? Key Resources: Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg; Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating by Moira Weigel; Sermons on dating by Britton Wood, Les Newsom, Matt Howell.

John 15.12-13, various Proverbs. We were created for friendship but most of us struggle to cultivate it. What resources does the Bible give us in our quest for life-giving friendships? Special thanks to Maddie Francis, Matt Howell, Tim Keller, Megan Terrell and Britton Wood for their insights into friendship; much of what is contained here I learned from them.

Genesis 1.1, 1.26-28, 1.31-2.3, 3.1-5. If we want to have healthy relationships with people we must first learn to relate to our technology in healthy ways. Key Resources: Sherry Turkle, Reclaiming Conversation and Alone Together; Andy Crouch, Q Talk on Technology and his book The Tech-wise Family; Ray Cortese, sermon on Technology Addiction.